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The Fantastic Case of the Missing Tesla

Rich Rebuilds · 830.2K views · 2019-01-25 · 14:35

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Overview

The final chapter of Rich Rebuilds' saga about buying a used Tesla Model X that went missing, with cameo appearances and the end of the dispute. It is part of a longer series on the problems he had with Tesla.

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HN recommends the series as a cautionary tale about buying used Teslas and dealing with Tesla service.

Recommended by 2 HN people across 2 months · HN mentions 2019–2019

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What people said

2Ccltvcm · 2019-05 · Strong recommendation

Anybody involved with Tesla in any way should at least watch The Fantastic Case of the Missing Tesla by Rich [VIDEO]

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kylec · 2019-04 · Recommendation

You should watch the Rich Rebuilds series of videos about the problems he had buying a used Model X from Tesla: [LINK] [LINK] [LINK] [VIDEO]

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sschueller · 2019-02 · Reference

The door handles on a Tesla are an issue in normal cold weather already [1] although I am not sure if the model 3 has the same ones as the X. Most cars you can yank the door handle open even if it's iced up. [1] [VIDEO]

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